Two piece butterfly bow tie

ABSTRACT

A hand tied, bow of novel two piece construction. One piece is an adjustable neck strap. The second piece is a folded (by hand) butterfly bow. Forming the finished bow tie, the user places the neck strap around the neck of the folded bow, then ties a knot which gives the bow tie the appearance of a tie-it-yourself bow tie, the finished article is then placed around ones neck.

CLAIM OF PRIORITY

The present invention was registered with the UK Patent Office on the 13Mar. 2013. The registration number is 4034684 with a designclassification LOC (07) C1. 02-05 The present invention was filed withOffice for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) on the 10 Feb.2015. The application number is 1430474

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention concerns neckwear apparel, particularly a bow tiemanually folded from a unique design forming a shape of a butterfly.Then using a neck strap to form a knot around the neck of the butterflybow and then place it around ones neck.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Despite growing popularity with the general male consumer, the bow tiehas never been able to dominate the neckwear market. The main reason forthis is prospective bow tie wearers do not know how to properly tie abow tie. This setback of knowledge was addressed by the manufacturersand the proposed solution was the introduction of ready made and clip-onbow ties.

Without a doubt, the new inventions filled a gap in the market, but theflat machine made look of these bow ties proves to be the drawback tothis day. The new inventions failed to satisfy the consumers desire fora hand tied looking bow tie that was easy to construct and easily puton. My invention solves this problem.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hand tied bow tie of novel two piececonstruction. The bow is folded into the shape of a butterfly by hand.The neck strap, the other piece is tied in a knot form around the neckof the butterfly shape, thus allowing easy application about the neck ofthe eventual user.

As a result, the bow tie prepared in accordance with the presentinvention is identical in appearance with a traditional hand tied bowtie.

For better understanding of the invention and the advantages, referenceswill be made to the following description and accompanying drawings. Theaccompanying drawings will form a material part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 Is a drawing showing a open adjustable neck strap.

FIG. 2 Is a drawing showing a neck strap folded to the users size.

FIG. 3 Is a drawing showing the open bow tie shape.

FIG. 4 Is a drawing showing the folding process of the bow.

FIG. 5 Is a drawing showing the folded bow in the shape of thebutterfly.

FIG. 6 Is a drawing showing the neck strap being tied in a knot aroundthe butterfly bow.

FIG. 7 is a drawing showing the finished invention ready to wear aroundones neck.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

A bow tie is a type of necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tiedaround the collar of a shirt in a symmetrical manner. Bow ties are madeof any fabric material, but most are made of silk, polyester, cotton ora mixture of fabrics. There are three popular types of shapes for a bowtie, butterfly, pointed and straight end. The most popular process totie a bow tie can be best described as hand tied, ready tied andclip-on.

FIG. 1 Is a drawing showing a open adjustable neck strap, consisting oftwo hooks on either end of the strap with the eye positioned between thehooks. The neck strap is also numbered by size with eyelets. The dottedlines are not part of the design.

FIG. 2 Is a drawing showing a neck strap folded to the users size. Theright hand hook is placed in the numbered eyelet and the actual hookwill be concealed on appearance. The eye then moves along the strap andreplaces the hook that was originally on the right hand side.

FIG. 3 Is a drawing showing the shape of the open bow tie. The left handside consists of one panel, two necks and a leaf. The right hand sideconsists of one panel, two necks and a leaf. The middle of the bowconsists of two necks. The dotted lines are not part of the design.

FIG. 4 Is a drawing showing the folding process of the bow in thebutterfly shape. The user folds the left side leaf backwards and thenfolds the left panel, left to right. The next process is to fold theright side leaf forwards and then fold the panel, the neck right toleft. The dotted lines are not part of the design.

FIG. 5 Is a drawing showing the folded bow in the shape of thebutterfly. The butterfly consists of a right and left panel and twonecks.

FIG. 6 Is a drawing showing the sized adjusted neck strap with a hookand eye on either end. The neck strap is placed around the two necks ofthe butterfly bow with a panel on either side ready to knot.

FIG. 7 Is a drawing showing the finished invention, a two piece bow tie.The neck strap is connected by the hook and the eye and has a firm knotaround the two necks of the butterfly bow with a panel on either side ofthe knot.

Representatives Embodiments

FIG. 1 Is a view showing one piece of two of the invention, a open neckstrap (10). On either end of the neck strap hooks are visible, left sidehook (11) and the right side hook (13) and between the hooks we have the‘eye’ (12). All three embodiments will eventually act as connectors.Also visible on the neck strap (10) are numbers (14), the numberscorrespond to the users neck size and next to each number we haveeyelets (15) that will eventually connect with the right side hook (13).The dotted lines are not part of the design.

FIG. 2 Is a view showing one piece of two of the invention, a foldedneck strap (20). On either end of the neck strap hooks are visible, leftside hook (21) and the right side the ‘eye’ (22). These two hooks willeventually act as connectors. From FIG. 1 Hook (13) has now connectedwith the eyelet (15) and is concealed as are the numbers (14).

FIG. 3 Is a view showing piece two of two of the invention, thepre-folded shape of the invention (30). The shape consists of two panels(31), six necks (32), two leafs (33). The dotted lines are not part ofthe design.

FIG. 4 Is a view showing the folding process of the invention (40). Theuser folds the left leaf (41) backwards creating a new panel (42) byaligning the necks (43). The next step is to fold the right leaf (41)forward, creating a new panel (42) by aligning the necks (43). Thedotted lines are not part of the design.

FIG. 5 Is a view showing the folded invention in the shape of thebutterfly (50). The butterfly bow consists of two panels (51) right andleft and two necks (52)

FIG. 6 Is a view showing the invention (60) with a folded neck strap(61) with a hook (62) and the ‘eye’ (63) on either end. It is wrappedaround the two necks (64) ready to be tied into a knot. Also visible arethe two panels (66) that form the butterfly shape.

FIG. 7 Is a view showing the finished invention, the two piece bow tie(70). The two panels (75) form the shape of the bow tie commonly knownas the butterfly. The neck strap (71), with a hook (73) and the ‘eye’(74) on either end is wrapped around the neck (72) of the butterfly bowforming a knot. By proceeding in the manner described one is able toobtain a hand tied looking bow tie of attractive appearance. Theresulting bow tie can be put by the user by merely connecting the hook(73) and the ‘eye’ (74) together.

I claim:
 1. FIG.
 3. A bow tie shape comprising of the followingfeatures: Panel×2 Leaf×2 Neck×6
 2. FIG.
 5. The butterfly bow tie shapecomprising of the following features: Panel×2 Neck×2.